Geek deals: 10% off Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook

Ultrabooks are the big buzz word in the 2012 PC industry. Pushed forward by Intel and welcomed by PC manufacturers trying to fight Apple, this thin & light workforce competes directly with the MacBook Air and on a spec-for-spec basis does rather well.

But the Ultrabook ethos is not one limited to sub-$1000 consumer PCs that come in bright colors and look like a close Apple relative. We’ve only seen a few standout designs in the Ultrabook category so far, mostly from HP, but Lenovo dropped their hat in the ring earlier this year with the announcement of their ThinkPad X1 Carbon.

A replacement for last year’s premium thin-and-light, just called the ThinkPad X1, the X1 Carbon is a vastly different animal. It is thinner, lighter, and manages to stuff a 14-inch 1600×900 display into a chassis sized for a 13.3-inch screen. As the name implies, carbon fiber is used in the top cover and roll cage to reduce weight without compromising ruggedness; it is also far friendlier to our precious wireless signals than materials like aluminum.

Of course it wouldn’t be a ThinkPad without a bevy of features to go with it. Despite being only 0.74″ thin and a hair under 3 lbs, the carbon fiber wonder manages to include a 4-in-1 card reader, two USB ports (one being 3.0-spec), mic/headphone jack, and mini DisplayPort video output.

SSDs are standard and you get a choice of Core i5 or i7 third generation “Ivy Bridge” processors. This machine is very clearly a premium model, intended for executives and those who demand function along with their svelte form.

A starting price of $1,329 clearly shows its premium nature, but our friends at LogicBuy have an exclusive coupon that will knock 10% off the brand new X1 Carbon. This brings the starting price of a Core i5-powered model with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD to just $1,196.10 with free shipping.

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